Ex. 63. use the simple past or the past continuous of each verb in the brackets. 1. last night carol (read) a story to billy when she (fall) asleep. 2. when the storm (begin), joan and peter (drive) to florida. 3. bob (play) soccer when he (break) his toe. 4. peter (shave) when he (cut) his chin. 5. when the accident (occur), it (snow 6. while we (dance), he (step) on my toe. 7. i (try) to answer the last question when the bell (ring), but the teacher took my paper away. 8. while she (prepare) dinner, the lights (go) out. 9. norma (drive) to newton when a man (hit) her car. 10. when it (start) to rain, ellen (play) tennis. 11. the telephone (ring) while i (take) a shower. when i (get) to the phone, it was too late. 12. we (walk) along fifth avenue in new york city when we (meet) an old friend. 13. when the visitors (arrive), she (sleep). 14. our dog hates loud noises. when the workers (start) drilling the hole, the dog (hide) under the bed. 15. it (rain) when i (fall) and (break) my finger. 16. (study) you at the library when the blizzard (begin) ? 17. who (drive) when the accident (happen)? 18. (paint) they the house when it (begin) to rain? 19. (watch) you the news on tv when your father (call)? 20.while i (walk) to the library, i (find) a gold ring. 21. when the fire (begin), she (call) the fire department.

Was reading, fell, begun, were driving, was playing, broke, was shaving, cut, occured, was snowing, were dancing, stepped, was trying, rung, was preparing, went, was driving, hit, started, was playing, was ringing, was taking, got, weree walking, met, were arriving, was sleeping, start, is hiding, was raining, fell and broke, were you studying , begun, were you watchig, happened, were they painting, begun, were you watching, called, was walking, found, begun, was calling

1) was reading; fell 2) began ; were driving 3)was playing ; broke4)was shaving ; cut;5) occurred ; was snowing ; 6) were dancing ; stepped ; 7)was trying ; rang; 8) was preparing ; went. 9) was driving ; hit. 10) started; was playing 11) rang ; was taking 12) were walking ; met 13) arrived ; was sleeping 14)started ; was hiding )15) was raining; fell; broke. 16) were you studying ; began 17) was driving ; happened 18) were they painting ; began 19) were you watching ; called 20) was walking ; found 21)began , was calling или called

Computer addicts are the minority of computer users but there is no doubt that more and more young people are computer literate. Computer studies is a subject in many schools and many young people have personal computers. About one in three hundred computer owners spend almost all their time using computers.Ninety six per cent of them are males of all ages. All of them spend an average of twenty hours per week on home computers. The majority of the adults also use computers at work. All the computer addicts are very intelligent. They have been interested in science and technology from a very early age and they are usually very shy people who like being alone.A survey in a school showed that fewer girls are interested in computers because girls are less likely to have a computer. Even if they have one, they use then less frequently than boys. Possibly it is because we think of computers as something to do with maths and science, which are traditionally 'male' subjects. Possibly it is because most of the computer teachers are men, who give the girls less attention. Possibly parents think it is less important for girls to have computer skills.Computer addicts are usually very shy people. Using computers gives them confidence. They love debugging and solving problems, develop programs and love learning programming languages. They learnt to communicate with other users through computer networks and the people they met in school and work think of them as experts who could help and advise when they had problems with their machines. A few spend their time 'hacking' and one addict left a message on a computer of Buckingham House. Very few computer addicts play computer games, but many people use a computer exclusively for games.Some parents worry about computer games because they think their children won't be able to communicate with real people in the real world. But parents do not need to worry. According to research computer addicts usually do well after they have left school. Parents also do not need to worry that computer addiction will make their children become unfriendly and unable to communicate with people.It is not the computer that makes them shy. In fact, what they know about computers improves their social lives. They become experts and others come to them for help and advice.For most children computer games are a craze. Like any other craze, such as skate-boarding, the craze is short-lived. It provides harmless fun and a chance to escape.If we didn't have these computer addicts, we wouldn't have modern technology. They are the inventors of tomorrow.

Speaking about computer I would like to speak about Internet. Millions of people around the world use the Internet every day. I have the internet at home and enjoy looking for useful information for me. Internet is very useful, because it is a huge base of data and knowledge, where you can find any thing you want from movies and music of interest to the vast number of books, newspapers and magazines. Internet helps to learn lots (или a lot). (можно по-другому: Internet helps studying.) To find more information, download the required essay, watch video about some books which you have already read, everything can be done through the Internet. Email is one of the advantages of the Internet. This online service is cheaper than regular mail, and it works much faster.  You never lose touch with loved ones, wherever they are using such mean of communication. I have a personal e-mail and have an opportunity to chat with my friends from other cities and countries.   Nowadays there are very different popular social networks where communication with your friends and relatives also is not difficult. Today there are many different Internet - competitions for different subjects which give students the opportunity to participate even in international competitions. On the other hand I think that the Internet  becomes a way of a person life and it is very harmful for our health. Many teenagers spend a long of time sitting at the  computers and spoiling themselves eyes. I don't mean that I am against the Internet, but it should have  reasonable limits.